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Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: lighter on August 13, 2020, 10:41:36 AM ---Tupp:
THAT IS GREAT NEWS! Yes! Lower numbers are a really good thing to read, aren't they.
I have the name of a UK company selling what appears to be new 30 day wear masks that don't heat up, don't muffle sound and keep the virus from getting in or getting out... not sure if it KILLS it or not, but friend in medical field said, exactly. The site says they're reusable self disinfecting proven to kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria continuously for 30 days. WHOO HOO, friend said he did the research... has the seal of approval from the right agencies.
Can you get them where you are... have them delivered? Maybe they're somewhere close to you, on a shelf?
INVISISMART MASKS.... get the 30 day ones... ISM30, not the 5 day ones... almost same price, for heaven's sake. They also have shields you might find necessary as well.
I pay 10.00 in shipping and masks seem to be a little over 10.00 each, so maybe you'll find a much better deal there?
The site also says they're 4 layer surgical grade....look them up if you feel it's worth your time.
I have some ordered... back ordered, rather.
Lighter
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Thanks Lighter, we're sorted for masks and are literally only going out once a week at most and we're not inside for more than about twenty minutes so I feel we really are pretty low risk now, as the numbers locally are so low. I do feel lucky that we don't have to go out much and we're both such happy bunnies indoors :) I'm glad your friend seems to be doing better now, fingers crossed she continues to improve xx
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Hopalong on August 13, 2020, 12:26:41 PM ---Alas, cases here are still going up every day.
And worse, the local university is opening up for fall semester.
So there's a bit of dread building about how many thousands of more vectors for spread are about to arrive.
The U. really does not care about the local community, though it pretends to.
Beyond stupid decision, as students carouse recklessly all over town and have done so forever. I just don't think some people are mature enough to restrain themselves.
More, longer, tiring, demoralizing quarantine months ahead. In the cold.
Hops
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I'm sorry the numbers are going up, Hops. It is a big worry, especially with winter coming and yes, the worry here has been holiday makers bringing it with them so I can understand the concern about University students arriving in large numbers. The tip about using your lamp early on is a welcome reminder; I will dig mine out and start plugging it in. I'm already noticing how quickly the evenings are starting to draw in and I know I dip quite a bit over the winter. We should at least have a car by then so we can drive somewhere quiet to go for a walk which will at least get us out of the house each day (or even if we just go for a drive if the weather's awful). And yes, as Lighter, says, we'll all be here for you, not the same as 3D humans I know but we'll be here all the same (lamp's plugged in and Vitamin D supplements on the go!) xx
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: CB123 on August 13, 2020, 02:05:12 PM ---Hops,
From what I've heard, the locals are just about as nervous about the university NOT opening, since the students are a significant source of income. It's a real quandary. I wish it had just been done right to begin with--testing, tracing, sheltering in place based on numbers. My kids in the school system are going to have to go back, and the rest of us are going to be cooped up for the foreseeable future.
This is like a really poorly written dystopian novel.
CB
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Amen to that, CB. It's been so badly handled here as well, tens of thousands dead, many left with long term complications and we're just entering recession again, apparently. So neither lives nor the economy saved and goodness only knows how many will be left with long term mental health damage from all the worry and stress. Stupid people running a country less effectively than most people run their homes, it melts my brain xx
Hopalong:
I hear you, CB.
And economic pain is horrible.
We may see a tide of homeless families unprecedented since the Great Depression, unless a new administration dips deep into military overspending and rescues ordinary people who can't make rent. Hoping and praying.
As to the students, this is a very large university attended by many many privileged kids. It also has a long and well-earned reputation as a "party school." I think locals feel resentful because in our experience, drunken loutish fraternity behavior has dominated many areas of town for many years. And their lack of judgement is scary.
If I had younguns, I would decree a fascinating year of camping--rent a van or RV or whatever, and keep their brains busy on the highway with loads of serious reading. No devices, or all devices locked up except for an hour in the evening. I think a year like that would be amazing for most youngsters and "losing" formal schooling for a year is not as great a disaster as it's made out to be.
I could be wrong but I think attachment to status quo (including mine) hobbles the imagination. But then again, there are parents who must work and who can't afford a FT daytime alternative for their kids. I just can't imagine what it's like for them, or for teachers, saddled with the responsibility for protecting kids' families from take-home deadly virus while still underpaid and worried about their own. The STRESS of all those scenarios is ungodly, ime.
So, it really as usual all depends on class. It's what you can afford for your kids, not just the list of options. Sigh.
Hugs and end of rant,
Hops
hugs
HOps
Twoapenny:
I hear you on the class/income level differences, Hops. It's much the same here. Lower paid workers have had to work on throughout this, many self employed didn't qualify for help (not sure why as I didn't read up on the criteria), many have had to apply for benefits and have discovered, quite abruptly, that it's not the luxurious gravy train the papers keep insisting it is. I'm purposely, for the first time in my life, not reading up on what might happen to people and all the personal stories of how people are being affected. I just need to try to focus on myself and my son and not get side tracked by the things that I can't do anything about. It just upsets me so I'm trying to avoid but yes, there's so much unfairness and I wish more people could see that having more support for people yields good results.
In coronavirus news, we've been in to town this morning to go to the library and it feels much more normal. I think people are just getting used to it all now. Most people have masks on, there's hand sanitiser all over the place, people are doing their best to distance. All the shop staff are set up with visors and/or masks and it doesn't feel as weird and tense as it did. The new normal, I think. It is funny how quickly we get used to doing things differently.
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